Money and Finance
Found via Naked Capitalism.
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TED - Jim Simons: A rare interview with the mathematician who cracked Wall Street (video) (LINK) THE MUSEUM OF ART AND FINANCE, GALLERY 1: TULIPMANIA (LINK) Robert Shiller on CNBC (video) (LINK) Scott Adams: The Tells (for cognitive dissonance) (LINK)...
- House Wars: True Tales From The Toronto Real Estate Market
Thanks to Phil for passing this along. The house hunt has become a blood sport involving bully bids, bribery and a willingness to pay $100,000 over asking, without conditions, for the ugliest address on the street ...
- Star Is Caught Devouring Planet
Found via Naked Capitalism. Astronomers have found evidence for a planet being devoured by its star, yielding insights into the fate that will befall Earth in billions of years. The team uncovered the signature of a planet that had been "eaten" by looking...
- John Mauldin's Outside The Box: Face The Music
No one does it like Kate Welling – we're talking financial-world interviews here, "interrogatory journalism," as Kate would put it – and her interview of Dr. Lacy Hunt, which you're about to read, is in my opinion one of the best she's...
- East Coast Asset Management's Q3 Letter
Found via Market Folly.We live in a post credit bubble world. When the bubble popped in 2008, a meaningful percentage of the excess debt was transferred through bailouts and bankruptcies from over-leveraged businesses and individuals to government balance...
Money and Finance
Humpback whales intervene in killer whale hunt
Found via Naked Capitalism.
A BBC/National Geographic film crew have recorded rare footage of humpback whales intervening in a killer whale hunt.
Gray whales migrating along the coast of California, US are often targeted by orcas.
One mother and calf's journey was being filmed for the BBC series Planet Earth Live when the third party became involved in the drama.
Onlookers suggest they were deliberately disrupting the hunt.
- Links
TED - Jim Simons: A rare interview with the mathematician who cracked Wall Street (video) (LINK) THE MUSEUM OF ART AND FINANCE, GALLERY 1: TULIPMANIA (LINK) Robert Shiller on CNBC (video) (LINK) Scott Adams: The Tells (for cognitive dissonance) (LINK)...
- House Wars: True Tales From The Toronto Real Estate Market
Thanks to Phil for passing this along. The house hunt has become a blood sport involving bully bids, bribery and a willingness to pay $100,000 over asking, without conditions, for the ugliest address on the street ...
- Star Is Caught Devouring Planet
Found via Naked Capitalism. Astronomers have found evidence for a planet being devoured by its star, yielding insights into the fate that will befall Earth in billions of years. The team uncovered the signature of a planet that had been "eaten" by looking...
- John Mauldin's Outside The Box: Face The Music
No one does it like Kate Welling – we're talking financial-world interviews here, "interrogatory journalism," as Kate would put it – and her interview of Dr. Lacy Hunt, which you're about to read, is in my opinion one of the best she's...
- East Coast Asset Management's Q3 Letter
Found via Market Folly.We live in a post credit bubble world. When the bubble popped in 2008, a meaningful percentage of the excess debt was transferred through bailouts and bankruptcies from over-leveraged businesses and individuals to government balance...